What Your CPA Wants You to Know

97. Client Etiquette 101: How to Work Effectively with Your CPA


Listen Later

Send us a text

Working with a CPA effectively requires understanding both what to do and what to avoid to create a productive professional relationship that benefits your business.

• Be organized when providing documents rather than dropping off unsorted boxes
• Avoid piece-mailing documents and instead provide complete packages when ready
• Consolidate questions and communications to respect your CPA's time
• Ask questions to understand your tax situation and learn from your CPA
• Plan ahead for taxes and save a portion of profits throughout the year
• Set clear expectations about which specific services you need from your CPA
• Respect their time as a professional service provider who bills for consultations
• Don't wait until the last minute to submit documents during busy season
• Never ignore tax deadlines or expect your CPA to care more about your business than you do
• Understand that CPAs cannot eliminate all taxes, only help minimize them legally
• Keep business and personal finances completely separate
• Budget for CPA fees as a regular business expense
• Don't assume your CPA handles everything without specific agreements
• Feel comfortable switching CPAs if the relationship isn't working well

If you've found this episode helpful, please leave us a review!!!


Support the show

Create a STAN Store - Click here to try it out!

Here's where you can find us!

Shop our business guides!

Our Instagram Page

Our family page

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

What Your CPA Wants You to KnowBy Carson Sands, CPA & Teran Sands, MBA.

  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9
  • 4.9

4.9

59 ratings


More shows like What Your CPA Wants You to Know

View all
Afford Anything by Paula Pant | Cumulus Podcast Network

Afford Anything

3,549 Listeners

BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast by BiggerPockets

BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast

16,735 Listeners

Money Girl by QuickAndDirtyTips.com

Money Girl

1,848 Listeners

Money Guy Show by Brian Preston and Bo Hanson

Money Guy Show

3,221 Listeners

Rich Dad Radio Show: In-Your-Face Advice on Investing, Personal Finance, & Starting a Business by The Rich Dad Media Network

Rich Dad Radio Show: In-Your-Face Advice on Investing, Personal Finance, & Starting a Business

3,832 Listeners

The Stacking Benjamins Show by StackingBenjamins.com | Cumulus Podcast Network

The Stacking Benjamins Show

1,986 Listeners

Main Street Business by Mark J Kohler and Mat Sorensen

Main Street Business

588 Listeners

The Amy Porterfield Show by Amy Porterfield

The Amy Porterfield Show

4,585 Listeners

REAL AF with Andy Frisella by Andy Frisella

REAL AF with Andy Frisella

397 Listeners

Ramsey Everyday Millionaires by Ramsey Network

Ramsey Everyday Millionaires

3,668 Listeners

BiggerPockets Money Podcast by BiggerPockets

BiggerPockets Money Podcast

3,078 Listeners

Small Business Tax Savings Podcast by Mike Jesowshek, CPA

Small Business Tax Savings Podcast

260 Listeners

The Rachel Cruze Show by Ramsey Network

The Rachel Cruze Show

3,753 Listeners

Real Estate Rookie by BiggerPockets

Real Estate Rookie

1,829 Listeners

Personal Finance for Long-Term Investors - The Best Interest by Jesse Cramer

Personal Finance for Long-Term Investors - The Best Interest

140 Listeners